Child&#39;s sleeping garment



i Patented June 6, 1933 BENJAMIN FISCHER, F NEW` YORK, Y.

` l `cnimrsstamaneciAnianiri Appiiaiio'n; inea March 2,

This invention to improvements in `sleeping garments,` and `moreparticularly to childrensfsleeping garments? 'l 1 Theprimaryobject ofthe" invention `re-` sides in a sleeping garment forVl children orinfants which consists of an upper `garment section` and a removablelower garment section which when assembled imparts the appearance or" aone piece garment. This enables the readyremoval of the lower gar#` mentsection when'wet or soiled by the child p during sleep and thesuhstitutionof a fresh or clean` lowergarment` section therefor. 1

n f Another,featureofthc invention is to provide a childs sleepinggarment which is buttonable at the front rather than at the back, asisthe present style to prevent the imprint of the buttons upon the wearers`body while lying on his or her back, and wliichis further provided witha drop flap on the lower garment section at the front thereof tofacilitate the changing of a childs diapers without requiring theplacing of the child on its stomach asis the present custom.

A further object of the invention is the provision of achilds sleepinggarment which is comfortable, )easy to apply and remove, y attractive inappearance, and inexpensive of manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in thecertain novel con-` struction, combination and arrangement of parts, theessential features of which are hereinafter fully described, areparticularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of my improved sleeping garment.

Figure 2 is a rear elevational view of the same.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary front elevational view of the lower sectionper se with the front drop iiap partially turned down.

Figure 4 is a front elevational view of the upper garment section.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters, the numeral 10designates my im* proved childs sleeping garment in its en- 50. tiretywhich includes an upper garment sec- 1932. Serial No. 596,344.`

tion 11 and a removable lower garment section 12. The upper garmentsection 11 is buttonable at the front for the length thereof asat 12',and `includes sleeves 13 and a neclr `14.' The 55 front of the garmentsection 11 adjacent the lower edge thereof is provided with a series ofbuttons 15, the said section being short waistedso that the buttons 15are disposed just above the waist ofthe wearer when the garment is inworn position.

The lower garment section 12 is made of the `saine material as the uppergarment section 11 and includes legs 16 which are provided with feet 17.The frontof the lower 05 garment section 12 is provided with a dropfiap18 whichis provided ,with button holes 19 adjacent the top edgethereof. These button holescorrespond in `numbers to the number ofbuttons 15 on the front lower edge 70 ofthe upper garment section 11.Extending upwardly from the rear or seat portion of the lower garmentsection 12 is a back p0rtion 20 having opposed side flaps 21 which arebrought around to overlie opposite sides of the drop iiaps 18 and whichside flaps are provided withbutton hole openings 22 by which thef `saidiaps may bebuttoned to the end buttons of therow 15. `Thetop edge of thebacktportion 20 iscut away as at 23 about the 80 collar or neck 14 ofthe upper garment sec-` tion 11, and whichcut away portion providesshoulder straps or tabs 241, having button hole openings 25 therein.These tabs or straps are brought forwardly over the shoulders of theupper garment section 11 and are secured by buttons 26 carried by theupper garment section 11 at the shoulders thereof.

Assume that the garment is in the buttoned up` position` shown in Figure1 of the draw- 90 ing, and it is desired to apply the same to a wearer.The buttons 12 are unbuttoned together with the buttons 15 whereuponthelegs and arms of the wearer may be inserted into lthe legs 16` of thelower garment section 95 ,and sleeves 13 of the upper garment sectionand the parts again closed by rebuttoning the buttons 12 and 15. In theevent that thelower garment section 12 should become wetor4 soiled bythe child during sleep, the 100 same may readily be removed withoutdis-I turbing the upper garment portion which due to its short `waist isnot likely to become soiled. To remove the lower garment section 12 itis only necessary to unbutton the buttons 26 and 15 whereupon a childlying on its back may be pulled free of the upper garment section 11. Afresh or clean lower garment section may be substituted therefor bymerely inserting the legs of the child into the leg portions 16 of thelower garment section and sliding the rear portion 2O beneath the childand up and around the shoulders of the upper garment section 11. Thestraps 24 are buttoned to the buttons 26. The drop flap 1S is thenbrought up and buttoned to the buttons 15 as are the side iaps 21.

By reference to Figure 2 of the dra-wing it will be seen that the backsection 20 is loose or full especially at the seat to provide amplecomfort for the child that requires diapers. lil/*hen it is necessaryto'change the diaper, the child may be laid on its back and the sideiiaps 21 unbuttoned together with the drop Hap 18 and the leg portion 16of the lower garment free of the legs of the wearer. After changing ofthe diaper the parts are rebuttoned and the changing accomplishedwithout placing the child in an uncomfortable position upon its stomach.It will also be noted that no buttons-appear on the back of the garmentwhich inthe present style of sleeping garment is objectionable due tothe fact that the imprint of the button is often left upon the body ofthe child accustomed to Ysleeping on its back. Also, there are nobuttons at the sides ofthe garment which might leave an imprint upon thebody in the event that the child slept on its side.

While I have shown and described Awhat I deem it be the most desirableembodiment of my invention, I wish it tobe understood that such changesas come within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to ifclesired.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. A sleeping garment comprising an uppergarment section buttonable down the front, a lower garment sectionbuttonable to the lower front edge of said upper garment section, and aback section extending from the rear of said lower garment section andoverlying the back of said upper garment section, and buttonable to theupper garment section at the shoulders thereof. v

2. A sleeping garment comprising an upper garment section buttonabledown the front, a lower garment section buttonable at` the lower frontedge of said upper garment section, and a back section extending fromthe rear of said lower garment section, and buttonable to theuppergarment'section at the shoulders thereof, and side aps extendingfrom opposite sides of said back section and buttonable to the front ofsaid upper garment section and overlying the front of said lower garmentsection at the sides thereof.

, 3. A sleeping garment comprising an upper garment section buttonabledown the front thereof, a lower garment section having its frontbuttonable to the lower edge of the front of said upper garment section,a back portion extending from said lower garment section and looselyoverlying the back of said upper garment section, and shoulder straps onsaid back portion extending forward over the shoulders of said uppergarment section and buttonable thereto.

4. A garment comprising an upper garment section, a lower garmentsection detachably secured to the lower front edge of said upper garmentsection, a backsection extending from the rear of said lower garmentsection and terminating in shoulder straps for detachable engagementwith the shoulders of said upper garment section, and side ila-psextending from opposite sides of said back section and detachablyengageable with the front of said lower garment section and overlyingthe same at the end thereof.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

BENJAMIN FISCHER.

